COTTON TO Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

cotton (to)

verb

Definition of cotton (to)

as in to care (for)

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Drinks, treats and a maker’s market featuring local vendors will be available for all the noncanine attendees to enjoy as well.

— Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Order the refreshing house specialty, the Valverde Spirit, and enjoy it while sitting amid the chic vintage furniture.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of enjoy

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Israel didn’t attend Jewish summer camp, but relished the opportunity to immerse herself in the culture.

— Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
However, while Flick and his team relished getting down to work, some within the squad joked about the lack of entertainment — beyond snooker and table tennis.

— Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of relish

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On the 1994 comeback album Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins, Sparks imagined Liberace, who died in 1987, making his own comeback in the afterlife, adored again as a phantom haunting the Earth.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 31 July 2026
During his rally in Milford, northwest of Detroit, the crowd was adoring.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of adore

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The region’s data centers are important not only to the US military and AI industries but also to the Gulf region, which fancied itself a third global AI hub, along with the United States and China.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Of the four teams in the semi-finals, Argentina are the least-fancied to win the World Cup at 9/2.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of fancy

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That positioning explains why GHA selected Plum Guide rather than a mass-market home-sharing platform and Blacklane rather than a larger ride-hailing service.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The deal comes after months of negotiations since SK selected Doosan as the preferred bidder in December.

— Justina Lee,Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

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